Dramatic Visions for Ezekiel
Ezekiel was a contemporary of Jeremiah, Daniel, and Obadiah. He was among the Jews captured and taken to Babylon. As the prophet of Jehovah God, he had some spectacular visions and experiences. Ezekiel prophesied to those in captivity with him and prophesied about events in the distant future that would happen in the last days. For your convenience – Bible online
Ch.2 Ezekiel sent to prophesy
Ch.3 Scroll becomes food
Ch.4 Model of Jerusalem under siege
Ch.5 The prophet shaves his head and beard
Ch.6 Ezekiel talks to the mountains
Ch.7 Israel’s collapse
Ch.8 The prophet is shown disturbing activities
Ch.9 People who are loyal to God are marked and protected
Ch.10 God’s glory leaves the temple
Ch.11 God promises to bring the people back to their homeland
Ch.12 God uses Ezekiel as an object lesson (see 2 Kings 25:4)
Questions
When did Ezekiel see his first vision? (1:1; 2 Chronicles 36:20-21)
Where was he when he saw his first vision? (1:3)
What color was the whirlwind? (1:4)
Each creature had four ________ and four __________. (1:6)
When they moved what did it sound like? (1:24; Revelation 1:15)
What was above the creatures? (1:26)
Who was Ezekiel sent to? (2:1-3)
How was he encouraged? (2:6)
What did the scroll taste like? (3:3)
After Ezekiel was transported to Tel Abib, who long did he sit stunned and astonished? (3:15)
Under what circumstances will God hold Ezekiel accountable? (3:18-19)
Ezekiel was to lie on his side for __________days for Israel and ______ days for Judah. (4:5-6)
Why does God punish Jerusalem? (5:6)
How would the surrounding nations react to what is happening to Jerusalem? (5:15)
How did their adulteries and disloyalty affect God? (6:9)
If they stayed in the besieged city, what would happen to them? (7:15; 2 Kings 25)
If they left the city, what would happen to them? (7:15)
How did Ezekiel get to an area between heaven and earth? (8:3)
What were the 25 men in the inner court worshiping? (8:16; Deuteronomy 4:19; Jeremiah 2:27) Who was to remain untouched, safe? (9:6) Why were Israel and Judah so perverse? (9:9) What was the man in linen to take from among the cherubim? (10:6) What were the cherubim full of? (10:12) What would God do with the remnant of people? (11:19-20) Why didn’t the people see or hear? (12:2) When will they know that He is the Lord? (12:15)
A note from your Bible study mentor –
I don’t think I would want to be a prophet in those days. Life didn’t go well for them if the people didn’t like the message they proclaimed.
In this next lesson, Ezekiel’s wife dies, yet he is not allowed to mourn. What sadness he must have felt.